Agility Seminars with Morgan Hanson
July 25-27, 2025
Morgan has been doing agility for about 20 years and is a 26-time national finalist in AKC, USDAA, and UKI and has won 4 national agility championships with placements in many more. Morgan has also won and placed at many cup, classic, and regional events with multiple dogs and accumulated numerous championship titles across multiple dogs as well. She has worked with various breeds and is excellent at troubleshooting issues that may arise in training and has a great eye for fine tuning handling skills. Morgan is comfortable teaching a wide range of experience levels in agility and works regularly with first time agility students as well as experienced competitors who actively compete at the highest levels of agility. Morgan is highly sensitive to the dogs well-being and emotional state, and is excellent at problem solving arousal and stress behaviors in dog agility. Overall, Morgan is great at adjusting to the teams in front of her and pushing each team to improve based on their specific needs and agility goals.
highlighted accomplishments include:
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2011 Cynosport World Games 5th Place Snooker
2012 North Central Regional PVP Champion
2015 Cynosport World Games DAM Team Finalist (3rd Place going into Finals)
2016 AKC National Round 2 9th Place out of 393 dogs
2016 US Open Masters Heat Champion, Masters Heat Final 4th Place, US Open
National Jumping 5th Place, Games Challenge 6th Place, Challenge Round 2nd Place
2017 North Central Regional Biathlon Champion, PGP 3rd Place, PSJ 2nd Place, 2-Dog Team 2nd Place
2017 Cynosport World Games GP Finals 3rd Place, PSJ Finals 4th Place, Placements in multiple team classes
2018 UKI US Open Snooker 8th Place, Biathlon Jumping 2nd Place,
Speedstakes Semi-Finalis 7th Place, National Championship Finalist, Biathlon
Finalist, Speedstakes Finalist, Games Finalist (6th place overall)
2019 AKC National Championship Premier Sweepstakes 2nd Place
2019 AKC National Championship Finalist with top 10 placements in each preliminary round
2019 UKI Canadian Eastern Spring Cup Overall Speedstakes Winner, 2nd Place Masters Heat
2019 North Central Regional PGP 3rd Place, PSJ 4th Place
2019 Cynosport World Games PSJ Finals Bronze Medalist, GP Finalist & Team 7th Overall
2022 South Central Regional USDAA 2-Dog Team Champion, Biathlon Champion, PSJ Champion, & PGP Champion
2022 Texas UKI Classic Overall & Final Round Champion
2022 Texas UKI Cup Overall Champion
2022 UKI US Open Speedstakes Final Winner & National Finalist
2022 Cynosport World Games Steeplechase National Winner, DAM Team National Winner, Strategic Games National Winner
2023 South Central USDAA Regional PGP Champion
2023 Speedstakes Reserve Champion at Midwest Classic
2023 UKI US Open Games Reserve Champion, Team Finalist & Biathlon Finalist
2023 Cynosport World Games Biathlon Champion, Grand Prix Finalist & Team 6th Overall
2024 Southwest UKI Cup Overall Champion 20”
2024 UKI US Open National Finalist
Payment, Deposit and Refund Information
25% non-refundable deposit required upon registration
Closing date: July 10th, 2025
Seminar Topics:
SKILLS & DRILLS - ALL LEVELS
Friday, July 25th
4 - 8 pm
**dinner included**
Suitable for any dog at any level as long as they are sequencing jumps and tunnels. Masters level challenges will be featured, but sequences can be broken down into small sections for less experienced teams. Workshop will focus on handling; discovering the best and fastest lines and fine tuning skills.
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Pre-requisites: Dogs must be able to do basic sequencing of jumps and tunnels
3/6 working spots available: $165 per team
unlimited audit spots: $40
DISTANCE + LAYERING
Saturday, July 26th
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Take your agility skills to the next level by mastering distance work and layering! In this interactive workshop, teams will learn how to effectively navigate sequences while maintaining control from a distance and handling layered obstacles (such as jumps or tunnels with wraps).
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What You’ll Learn:
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Foundation Games – Fun, progressive exercises to build confidence in distance handling and layering techniques.
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Body Awareness & Cues – How to use motion, positioning, and verbal cues to guide your dog from afar.
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Layering Challenges – Techniques for managing wraps, threads, and obstacle discrimination at a distance.
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Skill-Building Drills – Customizable exercises to enhance teamwork, timing, and precision.
Whether you're new to distance work or looking to refine your skills, this workshop will help you and your dog communicate clearly and confidently—even when you’re steps apart!
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Pre-requisites: Dogs should be able to focus and work for reinforcement - introduced to tunnels and jumps.
6/7 working spots available: $140 per team
unlimited audit spots: $40
INTERMEDIATE SEQUENCING
Saturday, July 26th
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
You've done foundations, and you're not quite doing full coursework. This seminar is for connecting the dots! Workshop will feature short drills that focus on building an understanding of obstacle commitment, impulse control, and a reliability on listening to verbal cues that have already been introduced. Small sequences with relevant trends will be used to work through as well. Discussion will be held around what skills are necessary to train a young dog given the current course design trends. Dogs must know tunnels and jumps (do not have to be at full height) to participate.
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Pre-requisites: Dogs must be able to take jumps and tunnels (introduced to those obstacles)
1/7 working spots available: $155 per team
unlimited audit spots: $40
INTERNATIONAL HANDLING
Sunday, July 27th
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Suitable for those competing at the master’s level with the desire to be pushed outside your comfort zone! Work through commonly seen elements in international coursework and determine the best and fastest handling options. Additionally, discuss the necessary skills to get through Premier, ISC or UKI-type
course work.
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Pre-requisites: Dogs must be familiar with international skills
4/7 working spots available: $155 per team
unlimited audit spots: $40